DeSales University: Leadership through Academic Excellence

DeSales University provides higher education according to the philosophy of Christian humanism.

Developing
leaders through academic achievement and community involvement has always been
a hallmark of the DeSales University learning experience. Highlights on program
offerings at the Lehigh Valley's only Catholic university include the
following.

DeSales master of business administration (MBA) program ranks as the
largest in the Lehigh Valley and among the top 5 largest in Pennsylvania.

Business students put their knowledge to work in real world experience
through the university's commitment to service learning. One example of service
learning is the Business Division's Volunteer Income Tax Program for the
elderly. Now in its 11th year, DeSales business students help local senior
citizens prepare and file their federal, state and local tax returns; more than
2,000 tax returns have been prepared for elderly volunteers at no cost.

PERFORMING ARTS:

DeSales has a national reputation for its Performing Arts programs and
offers degree majors in theatre, TV/film, and dance. DeSales Act 1 student-run
stage company has been the Lehigh Valley's source for professional caliber
productions since 1969. DeSales is also the home of the critically acclaimed
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, which will celebrate its 20th season in 2011
and has featured winners and nominees of the Tony, Emmy, Obie, Barrymore and
other awards. Productions are staged on campus in the state-of-the-art Labuda
Center for the Arts

SCIENCE and HEALTH CARE:

Education: DeSales offers undergraduate degree programs in computer
science, mathematics, natural science, management of information technology,
nursing, physician assistant studies, and media studies. Master's degree programs are offered in
information systems (MSIS), nursing (MSN), and physician assistant
(MSPAS). DeSales BSN graduates are
perennially in the top performance tier for pass rates on the national RN
licensure exams. DeSales offers the
region's only Nurse Practitioner program and the Physician Assistant program is
the 5-time national champion in the Annual Student Academy National Challenge
Bowl hosted by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).

LIBERAL ARTS and SOCIAL SCIENCE:

DeSales offers degree programs in communication, education, English,
history, liberal studies, media studies, philosophy and theology, social
sciences, and Spanish. Master's degrees are offered in Education (MEd) and
Criminal Justice (MACJ). DeSales professors in Liberal Arts and Social Science
are recognized for their scholarship through regularly published works; in a
2-year span, eight have authored books.

ADULT EDUCATION:

DeSales pioneered its groundbreaking ACCESS accelerated degree program
more than 30 years ago and has been the Lehigh Valley's leading source of
higher education for working adults ever since. Innovation and an ever-relevant selection of
course offerings are hallmarks of ACCESS. Accelerated scheduling enables ACCESS
students to earn 6 credits in each of the 8-week sessions conducted throughout
the year. Students choose from a wide variety of degree and career-enhancement
programs. Classes can be attended on weekends, evenings, days or online. ACCESS
offers classes at its Center Valley campus, campuses in the Easton Area, Lansdale
or online.